HC Deb 24 January 2002 vol 378 c1064W
Mr. Weir

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many of her Department's Oil and Gas Directorate posts were in(a) Aberdeen, (b) Glasgow, (c) London and (d) elsewhere, in 2001. [29478]

Mr. Wilson

The number of Oil and Gas Directorate posts located in(a) Aberdeen, (b) Glasgow, (c) London and (d) elsewhere, in 2001 is as follows:

2001

  • Aberdeen—84.5
  • Glasgow—0
  • London—96.6
  • Elsewhere—0.

This represents an increase of 12.2 posts in Aberdeen, and a decrease of 7.2 posts in London compared with the previous year.